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2:05 PM ET, March 1, 2015

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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly Half of Voters Disapprove of GOP's Netanyahu Invite  —  Nearly half of American voters think that Republican lawmakers should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress without first notifying President Barack Obama, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds.
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Mark Langfan / Reuters:
Report: Obama Threatened to Shoot Down IAF Iran Strike  —  Kuwaiti paper claims unnamed Israeli minister with good ties with the US administration ‘revealed the attack plan to John Kerry.’  —  The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma'an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday …
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Kerry Asks for Benefit of the Doubt on Iran Nuclear Talks  —  Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration's diplomatic record with Iran entitles the U.S. to …
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kerry Contradicts Administration: Bibi ‘Welcome to Speak in the U.S.’
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Black pastors urge CBC not to skip Netanyahu speech
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Steve Scalise vows to continue immigration fight  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise vowed on Sunday to keep fighting against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration in the midst of the Department of Homeland Security funding battle.  —  Congress passed a last-minute …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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Fox News:
Reports of possible deal on DHS funding reignites chatter about Boehner ouster  —  Nov. 6, 2014: House Speaker John Boehner at news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. (AP)  —  Multiple reports that House Speaker John Boehner has cut a deal to pass a long-term funding bill …
Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Why I'm Coming Out as a Christian  —  I'm not scared that non-believers will make me feel like an outcast.  I'm scared that Christians will.  —  Who do I need to prove my faith to—and why should I try?  —  I've lately observed conservatives questioning Obama's faith with more than professional interest.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and RedState
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Republican fears grow over court challenge to ObamaCare  —  Republican fears are mounting over a Supreme Court case that the party has long hailed as its best chance to undo ObamaCare.  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a GOP-backed case that threatens to erase healthcare subsidies for 8 million people.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
The Phony Legal Attack on Health Care  —  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the term: King v. Burwell, a marvel of reverse-engineered legal absurdity that, if successful, will tear a huge hole in the Affordable Care Act …
Radley Balko / Washington Post:
But for the video...  The latest example of cellphone video vindicating someone from false charges is a doozy.  It comes from Washington Parish, La., and WWL TV. … He was not only arrested, he was also charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor.  A prior drug charge on his record meant …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
New York Times:
G.O.P. Race Starts in Lavish Haunts of Rich Donors  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Instead of the corn dogs and pork chops on a stick ritually served up on the hustings of Iowa, the latest stop on the donor trail featured meals of diver scallops and chocolate mousse.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jeb Bush will refuse to sign tax pledges: spokeswoman  —  (Reuters) - Jeb Bush will not sign any “no new taxes” pledges or any other pledges if he decides to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.  —  The statement from Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Jeb Bush: Read My Lips, No New Pledges
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Roberta X / The Adventures of Roberta X:
No DHS Funding?  No Problem!  —  Here's the solution for the borders, right?  —  Right.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP urges Obama to sign college savings bill  —  President Obama should get on board with House Republican legislation passed this week expanding college savings plans, Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) said in the weekly Republican address.  —  “Why would we make saving for college even harder?
 
 
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Anti-Islamic protests at first Muslim Day at Oklahoma Capitol
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Brendan Smialowski / ABC News:
'This Week" Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Martin O'Malley, in Veiled Jab at Hillary Clinton, Derides Politics of ‘Triangulation’
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Reuters:
Russians to march in memory of murdered critic of Putin
Discussion: The Week and Samizdata
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Scott Walker, the Media and the 2016 Presidential Campaign
Bob Williams / Episcopal News Service:
Malcolm Boyd, activist-writer priest, dies at 91
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Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe
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